Staring at the message Juniper had sent, J was stunned for a second, then silently gave her a thumbs-up. "Juniper, you really know how to go for the jugr."


    That little “hehe” at the end was guaranteed to make someone explode with rage.


    "Starting today, I''ll have people protecting you and Saskia," Juniper said with a smirk, re-blocking Trent''s number. “Don''t be afraid. I promise you''ll both be perfectly safe."


    "You have to be careful too, Juniper,” J said, shuffling closer and grabbing her hand, her expression worried. "Ynda and Yelena are both bad news. They might justsh out at you unexpectedly."


    "Hmm?" A sly grin spread across Juniper''s lips. "I''d be more worried if they didn''te after me."


    J stared at her, confused.


    "The time I was nearly tripped and pushed down the stairs at Aurora High? That was Yelena, using Jolene to do her dirty work."


    “Really?" J jumped to her feet, ready to call the police. "We have to get her arrested!"


    She''d heard Jolene had broken her leg and couldn''t even take the entrance exams. Thank goodness Juniper was skilled enough to dodge it. Otherwise, she would be the one lying in a hospital bed right now. Such a vicious person had to be stopped.


    “Not yet,” Juniper said, unwrapping a piece of candy and handing it to J to calm her down. “Yelena is still two weeks shy of her eighteenth birthday. If we expose her now, she''ll get off with a p on the wrist."


    "Besides," Juniper''s lips curled, her beautiful eyes narrowing. "I know her secret. Do you really think she''d let me off the hook so easily?"


    "What are you going to do?" J asked.


    "Wait for her to try and kill me, of course," Juniper said with a yawn. She spoke of life-and-death matters as if they were a childish game. “When I take them down, I''m going to make sure they can never get back up."


    It was overkill to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut. A simple sting operation would be more than enough for that family.


    J listened, dumbfounded, her eyes shining with adoration as she looked at Juniper.


    The next day, with no early sses to wake up for, Juniper slept in and woke up in a particrly good mood. After freshening up, she went downstairs.


    "Good morning, Ms. Payne," Dana greeted her with a smile as she prepared breakfast. "Do you have any ns for today?"


    "Mhm," Juniper replied casually, taking small bites of toast. "Going for a walk. Waiting for them toe kill me."


    "Wh-what? Dana was so shocked


    she swayed on her feet, nearly dropping the cup in


    in


    now


    Perhap


    had overheard parts of the


    conversation with J yesterday.


    "Ms. Payne, you should call Mr. Schwartz and ask him to send some bodyguards!" Dana urged, worried.


    MS


    Payne looked delicate she...


    didn''t want anything to happen to her.  s?novel


    “It''s fine,” Juniper said coolly.


    Having finished her toast, she pped her hands and stood up.


    "Dana, I''m in the mood for that special chicken casseroleter. Thanks."


    By the time Dana snapped out of her shock and ran after her, the girl had already vanished.


    Dana was genuinely worried about


    Juniper. Over the past few weeks,


    she hade to see her as a


    dialedare


    granddaughter: She quickly dialed.


    Shanley''s number and exined the


    situation.


    “I see,” Shanley replied with a calm smile,pletely unruffled. "No need to send


    anyone. Let her have her fun."


    “Fun?” Dana''s hand holding the phone began to tremble.


    "Don''t worry. With her skills..." Shanley let out a low, fondugh. “There are probably very few people in this world who would dare to touch her."


    "O-okay."